Sometimes referred to as the “silent killer” because its symptoms are often mistaken for other benign conditions, ovarian cancer is considered one...
Use of Talcum Powder Linked to Multiple Kinds of Cancer
Journal of Cancer Prevention Research showed that women who use talcum powder may have a 20-30% higher risk of ovarian cancer than non-users of the...
Stryker to Pay Over $1 Billion to Settle 4,000 Hip Replacement Lawsuits
The settlement, which resulted from mediation conducted simultaneously with the litigation, was announced Monday in Superior Court in Hackensack,...
Jury Finds Doctor Error Responsible for Injury in First Pinnacle Metal-on-Metal Hip Suit: J&J Still Faces Thousands of Claims
In the first of thousands of lawsuits involving Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics unit’s Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants, the jury sided...
GM Reports Strong Earnings, Despite Ongoing Ignition Defect Claims
Despite a steadily growing death tally stemming from defective ignition switches in numerous models of its cars and SUVs, General Motors on...
First Pinnacle Metal-on-Metal Hip Suit Goes to Jury
Jury deliberations have begun in the first case to go to trial involving DePuy Orthopaedic’s Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants.
Official GM Ignition Death Toll Rises to 27
Fatalities blamed on recalled General Motors vehicles with defective ignitions rose to 27 this week, up three from the previous week according to...
Another Day, Another GM Recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Saturday that General Motors is recalling another 46,873 vehicles for defective...
News and Updates Victim Takes the Blame
Of the 19 fatalities now known (and expected to grow), one was Mikale Erickson, who was killed in a GM car in November 2004. According to a...